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Karl Marx: The destined demise of State & Law (an analysis)

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Critically analyse Marx's claim that the law and state are destined to 'wither away'.

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The solutions provides a concise critical analysis and guide in understanding the Marxist claim that Law & State are destined to 'wither away'.

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First of all, given the fact that the state and law have not yet 'withered away', it needs to be said that Marx has not, yet, accurately predicted the future of law and politics.

Secondly, it would be a good idea to examine Marx's other predictions and see how accurate they were. For example, Marx believed that the initial socialist/communist revolution would take place in an ...

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